Something you might want to think about, a bit of asshat humor, and in the "Wrong then Wrong now" department...
I don't, as a rule, make pronouncements of the "everybody needs to have this" sort but every boat really needs some sort of emergency rudder that works if you're sailing out of cellphone range.
Ya think?
Fact is, building an emergency rudder that works does not cost a lot or take much skill and all of the information you need is available here for free.
That being said, there are folks who just don't GROK the DIY vibe or who are unwilling to spend the sort of silly-expensive costs of having a custom emergency rudder fabricated... Luckily for these folks there is a new emergency rudder that seems to make a lot of sense called the OceanSteer Emergency Rudder.
While not exactly cheap compared to a DIY affair it is much more reasonable than a custom fabrication. Better yet it's designed to fit into a couple of flat packs so can fit into a cockpit locker or under a berth which makes a heck of a lot of sense. Definitly worth checking out.
Listening to Motion City Soundtrack
So it goes...
